ACE Mentor Program Awards more than $25,000 in Scholarships to Connecticut High School Students

ACE Mentor Program Awards more than $25,000 in Scholarships to Connecticut High School Students

Posted by B ENGINEERS, Community Contributor

ACE Mentor Program of Connecticut Scholarship Recipients, May 2015

ACE Mentor Program of Connecticut Scholarship Recipients, May 2015 (Posted by B ENGINEERS, Community Contributor)

Community Contributor B ENGINEERS

At the annual scholarship dinner on May 14, 2015, the ACE Mentor Program of Connecticut (ACE) awarded more than $25,000 in scholarships to high school students pursuing a college degree in architecture, construction management, engineering or related fields of study. Scholarship criteria include participation in the program, recommendations by mentors, and pursuit of an acceptable post-secondary major in the design and construction industry.

Dr. Justin W. Kile, Associate Dean of Engineering at Quinnipiac University, was the keynote speaker, and ACE Alumnus and Wentworth Institute of Technology student Ben Finkley provided a spirited presentation on how ACE has impacted his life. ACE mentors David A. Guzas, P.E., of DeSimone Consulting Engineers and Michael P. Taylor, P.E., of GeoDesign, Inc., were presented with Distinguished Mentor Achievement Awards for their long-serving dedication to the program.

In addition to the ACE Mentor Program of Connecticut scholarships, Luis Alston of Engineering and Science University Magnet School was awarded a 4-year, full-tuition scholarship to Wentworth Institute of Technology. Available exclusively to ACE students nationwide, Luis was one of two recipients of this scholarship.

The ACE Mentor Program of Connecticut is an after-school program for high school students interested in architecture, construction and engineering. A 501(c)(3) organization, ACE currently operates in 64 affiliates covering 40 states, and over 200 cities. This year alone, over 8,000 students and almost 5,000 mentors participated in the program; 70% are minorities and 40% are young women. In Connecticut, 200 students participate each year with chapters in Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Waterbury, and Bridgeport. Since its inception in 1998, college scholarships totaling more than $425,000 have been awarded to Connecticut high school students participating in the program.